Germany, Imperial. A Collection Of Notable Wartime 'Ships Lost In Action' Postcards Auction Archive Type II: Three-piece construction

Type II: Three-piece construction

featuring handwritten entries indicating that it was issued to Helmut Ernst Wilhelm Hoffmann

surrounded by an oak wreath and topped by a Prussian royal crown

In 1788 King Gustav III created a wartime grade

Germany, Imperial. A Collection Of Notable Wartime 'Ships Lost In Action' Postcards Auction Archive Type II: Three-piece construction(Kaiserliches Marine Postkarten). A mixed lot of 20 commemorative postcards featuring Imperial German Navy ships lost in action during the First World War, with ten examples presenting unused and ten bearing handwritten dedications on the reverse, two of the latter including Feldpost correspondence dated 1915 and 1916, respectively, some examples demonstrating minor discolouration but with no notable damage, in overall near extremely fine condition.